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Frontex Rules: Malta’s stance justified

Thursday, 27 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Malta’s unyielding stance against a contentious new set of European Council-imposed rules governing Frontex and where it disembarks migrants rescued at sea by its patrols was justified recently when the European Courts of Justice ...

Food: A Looming crisis

Thursday, 27 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Agriculture Ministers from 10 Mediterranean states are currently gathering in Malta to discuss food security and pricing in the region....

Meritocracy: Is The goal actually attainable?

Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In today’s issue, we publish a feature about nepotism in finding a job around Europe, with Italy and Spain seeming impossible, unless one has a ‘raccomandazione’....

Events: Too Much of a good thing

Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

First there was Notte Bianca, and immediately it was a roaring success. Right from the first time it was held, the crowds piled into Valletta and loved it...

Budget Deadlock could threaten EU interests

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Discussing a seven-year budget for a political union of 27 countries was never going to be an easy task, but the ongoing economic and financial crisis may have made it ...

Musings On Sunday’s political activities

Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The tones used by the PN and PL leaders during Sunday’s political activities were definitely more akin to an election campaign than the usual weekly discussions – or monologues.Both Lawrence G...

Political Slogans: More than words

Monday, 24 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The slogans chosen by the two political parties for their recent activities during the Independence Day week were in sharp contrast for various reasons....

Minimum Wage and minimum thinking

Sunday, 23 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This last week has been rife with political overtones with the Nationalist Party’s traditional Independence celebrations running in tandem with the Labour Party’s first-ever ...

An Impossible demand

Saturday, 22 September 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Napoli supporters have made an impossible demand, but nonetheless it is a bold statement that cannot be brushed aside....

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